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We’ve all seen them, those “Scene” girls with every colour of the rainbow in their hair. And we’ve seen those “Emo” teens with scars on their arms from cutting/self harm. And we’ve also all seen those “Goth” boys, sporting black hair, makeup, and clothing. But are they really as sinful and criminal as we assume, by just the look of them? Well in order to really understand who these people are we can’t just go about assuming, that is not only rude, but immoral of anyone.
So in order to take a true look at these sub-cultures, and what they really are, I need to clear up some propoganda, and yes that’s exaclty what it is, that other christwire user’s have written.
1. Scene, Emo, and Goth are three VERY different teen subculture groups, and to catagorize them one and the same is purely incorrect.

2. They do NOT worship Satan, or take part in “Pagan Blood Rituals” or “Gay Orgies” this is a personal choice that you can see in almost ANY culture. That is a decision commonly seen in cultures (I mean the rituals) such as wicca and paganism, not a teen sub-culture like Scene, Emo, or Goth.

3. These cultures have, straight, gay, bi-sexual, and lesbian sexualities, and from personal experience and contact with these people, I have yet to meet a not straight one, though they obviously exist, just few and far between.

Now let me delve a bit deeper, if you are a parent, who’s teen is of any three of these groups, or similar ones, you don’t have to fear their beliefs in God, or their moral values. Please continue reading, as I am now going to elaborate further on each culture.

I will start off with “Scene” culture (more specifically on girls, because there are more girls than boys in this group). If your teen has taken a likeness to this culture, please do not fear. Scene girls like big, colourful hair, makeup, and especially accessories. They also wear plenty of eyeliner, and although it is sometimes neon coloured, it is more often dark coloured because of the accessibility in your local drug store, or makeup provider. Boy and girls in this culture both take an extreme liking to skinny jeans, VERY skinny jeans. They straighten and choppily layer their hair, with lots of colour as I have previously said. But behind their fashion is their music, which many users claim that the lyrics tell you to commit “witchcraft” and “gay orgies” and “blood rituals”. The lyrics may be sorrowful, very emotional, romantic, and sometimes whiny, they are certainly NOT Satanic. And anyone who tells you otherwise is obviously misinformed, and did not take the time or dedication I took when writing this article. If your son is “Scene” do not fear, or quesiton his sexuality, most “Scene” boys are as straight as their hair (pun intended)!
Behind the hair and makeup of any teenaged girl is somebody very self-concious, and taking this culture on is the farthest thing from unhealthy, your teen is trying to find their sense of ‘self’ and trying to find a group they can belong with, and rely on. It is perfectly healthy and VERY normal, but has your scene teen faced problems with drug abuse or romantic rejection? Because in the lyrics of many scene bands, is comfort, they write about these kinds of things. When people like a song, it’s often because they look to reflect themselves and relate to the music, which can help heal emotional wounds, like guilt, hate, or heartbreak. So now that you have a better understanding of “Scene” fashion and culture, let’s proceed to the next group.

“Emo” does not mean “Emosexuality” it relates to the words “Emotion” “Emotionless” and “Emotional”. People who are emo, do willingly take part in self harm, this does NOT make them suicidal, and to jump to the conclusion could be detrimental to your teens mental, and emotional health. To be accused of suicidal tendencies is actually a trigger, like giving someone permissional belief that they are capable, or believed to be suicidal, which makes it more likely than ever.
Self harming is an act of pain, that they would rather physical pain than the emotional pain they are feeling. This is a superior sign of depression and anxitey, and to accuse them of suicidal tendencies is like setting off the time bomb. If your teen is emo, they feel detached from society, due to many reasons, in some cases things such as bullying, heartbreak, abuse, and family issues (like death, divorce, or abuse) are a few of the causes of being “Emo”. There isn’t much more to touch on when it comes to emo, all you need to do is reconnect from your child, and if they try to pull away, remind them that they’re not alone, that no matter what they ever do you’ll love them unconditionally, and if they don’t feel comfortable talking about their feelings at first, just leave it, and continue to encourage them throught several days, before trying to talk to them again. Don’t threaten, or try to manipulate their reactions through threats like “God knows all, and see’s everything” This will not only make them uncomfortable, but feel more and more detached, feeling that they’re not worthy of living. And if they are faithful (and if they’re not that’s a personal preference regardless of family life), that can ruin their faith in God (or consideration of it).

“Goth” culture, though dark, and seemingly evil is not satanic. People who find lyrics about pain, darkness, and death romantic are not evil, they’re just listening to music, not living by it. Each part of one’s life is a stage, and having phases where lyrics and painful thoughts, and a fascination with black makeup and clothing are just that, curious, not demonic, or sinful, or satanic.

On one last note, I am talking about teens who take a healthy approach to their cultures, there are always extremists, and the pychologically unstable people, I am talking about general children, but there are always exceptions. Be the parent God inteded you to be, because if being a parent was wrong for you in God’s eye, you probably wouldn’t be one in my opinion. Don’t jump to conclusions, don’t threaten, or force unnessicary things on your child, because they are how God created them, in his image. If your teen is threatening you with things like running away, suicide, or getting purposley pregnant, they need to talk to you, and perhaps someone professionally, regardless if they are “Scene” “Emo” “Goth” or just a “Preppy” teenager in general. That is wrong, and to force things on your child is too. Godbless and stay strong!

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Wow, you really are an idiot. I, a guy, have never forced her to do anything she didn’t want. Also, I have no control over anything she does. She is converting to Judaism from atheism because she wants to, and I have nothing to do with it.

Did you even read this article? I wrote that they are misunderstood, and if you are such a devout Christian then wouldn’t you recall that God created us in his image. God created this sinful place for a reason, he created feminists, video game players, and everything else you believe is satanic for a reason. Before you go about thumping your Bible maybe you should read it.

Thank you for writing a truthful article on this site for once. It is a breath of fresh air to actually read an article full through and not get so angry I want to reach through the computer and strangle the writer.

I doubt it.
I’m sorry you feel this way sir, but this is the actual truth. If you did a little research you’d find out that this author got every fact correct right down to the fact that “emo” used to be just a genre of music.

Alright screw being nice. Fuck you Cassidy and do a little research before claiming you know what something when you really don’t! That goes to everybody on this whole freaking website! Do you guys even read our comments? Do you even listen to us?! It really hurts that you think we’re some sort of satan worshiping freaks when in reality we just like expressing ourselves in creative ways! Last time I checked creativity IS NOT a crime and IS NOT sinful.

Who would have thought that emosexuals could be so full of satanic rage? The liberal emosexual trolls need to reference this, Susan’s original article, and subsequent articles on this subject for all the information needed regarding this threat to America.

The case in point can be found right here on the Chris†Wire where emosexuals have proven every point made by Susan. Just read for yourself, post after post of vitriol, complete disrespect for elders and hatred of Jesus.

Whoever wrote this you are completely correct. I’m a scene girl, straight, and agnostic. I’m nice once you get to know me and people say they enjoy talking to me, but at school everybody judge my friends and I simply because we’re not like them. Plus some of my favorite bands likes Falling Up, Skillet, and The Devil Wears Prada may come off as some sort of band you don’t want kids listening too, but in reality they are Christian bands.
We only want to be ourselves without being misunderstood and judged, but people like many authors on Christwire, bullies at schools, and misunderstanding parents are making that difficult.
Thank you whoever wrote this you just made my day.

Please excuse Millennium, Rose, I think he is not good at English like us. ( Is he hispanic ? ) Anyway,the author says that it is okay to listen to dark pagan music about death and suffering and demons. That’s not okay in my book (the Bible). which is everyone’s book

OMG THANK U SO MUCH!
i had turned away frm being emo bc all my freinds stoped talking 2 me.
and bullys and misunderstanding grandparents realy made me mad.
but uk wat?
i somehow now have the faith to express my self agin.
i think im gonna rock my purple skinnys n keep the sharp end of a cd on me tomorrow

Yes, in fact you do sound crude and closeminded. Have you opened up your mind to the Good News? Have you embraced Jesus. He died for YOUR sins, did you know that? Why are you such a pervert? It hurts me to think that you expose innocent children to this radical and frankly illegal lifestyle (with the drugs and crossdressing, that is).

I’m a 13 year old girl. I am most certainly not a perverted. I am straight. I don’t cross dress. I don’t do or approve of drugs. I am just a teenager and all I want to do is live good life just like any other person. I barely wear make-up and I never wear exposing outfits.
I feel just because I dye and wear different cloths than some person doesn’t mean I should be bullied and judged. I get enough of that a school and I certainly don’t need it from you Mr. Billings.

Oh goodness, please accept my apologies sport! I really didn’t make you sad, and that’s an awful thing for an adult to do to a precious little girl. No worries, it’s all okay between us!

I don’t think this is the right web site for you. We talk about adult issues here and some of them are pretty important …. So maybe this isn’t right for you at your age. Maybe when you’re 18 or 20? Definitely much older! This is not the time for little girls to talk about hardcore bad music like this emo stuff. Do you watch the Disney channel?

Anyway, you could always send this website to your Mom and maybe she and I could talk about your crazy habits.

Well August, as I have said before I am of high intelligence. I have been called “emo”, “goth”, and “scene”.
About those kids that you seem to think are smart, here is a few things that are said to me on a daily basis:
“Nice hair faggot face”
“Goth faggot”
“Freaky emo”
“Scene loser”
These aren’t very intelligent remarks, and I don’t understand why you would think those people are smart.

Claire, calm down! You’re late to this party and have no idea what’s going on here. Young Rose is a sweet kid and she’s been helped by the wise comments exchanged here. I didn’t realize she was just a little girl, so I apologized for using big words on her. She accepted my apology and now we’re talking about emailing her Mom so that Mom and I can talk about the dangerous effects of emotional music on teens like Rose.

Oh that’s a fucking riot! That coming from YOU?! You’re one of the most intolerant and terrible people I’ve ever met!

“Have you opened up your mind to the Good News? Have you embraced Jesus. He died for YOUR sins, did you know that?”

What, are you saying that you don’t sin, that you’ve never sinned, that you weren’t born with sin?

“Why are you such a pervert? It hurts me to think that you expose innocent children to this radical and frankly illegal lifestyle (with the drugs and crossdressing, that is). ”

That’s just a stereotype that intolerant and terrible people like you have come up with about people just because you couldn’t take two damn seconds to talk to them about why they choose to do the things they do, and you just want to hurt them because you don’t understand it.

“Is this a parody? If it is, it’s hilarious to think these children subcultures are so sophisticated and meaningful, “Laughing Out Loud!””

What kind of retard spells out ‘lol’?

“Come on, people. We know this is a joke. These kids are rotten to the core, selfish beyond belief and horribly mean to the adults who just want to educate them about Christ.”

You mean the same adults who push Christ down their throat and tell them that they’re going to hell for existing, because they’re guilty for crimes they never committed, and then demanding that their lifestyle be considered in all respects, right down to the clothes they wear and the music they listen to? And the same kids who are greatly stereotyped by the public while in reality a majority of them don’t fit the stereotypes whatsoever and thus your generalization is nothing but an insult?

How about you get your fat ass off your couch and get a job if you think it’s so easy. I’ve been trying for fucking YEARS to get one and nothing’s cropped up yet, there’s too many people and not enough positions, and since I don’t have the money to relocate, I can’t go to any places that actually do have jobs if there are any. Too many places are upping the kind of people they want; the college degree of today is the high school diploma of yesterday, and getting a full-on college education is not a guarantee that you’re going to get a job, even in the field that you studied in.

Currently, I am juggling three jobs and providing immense emotional support for my extended family. I do not have the luxury of living in some fancy college dorm room with wifi internet access to spew your lesbian agenda hate and then play video games all days with half-naked boys who haven’t bathed in a week so please don’t you lecture me about life, you imbecile.

“Currently, I am juggling three jobs and providing immense emotional support for my extended family.”

Waking up, eating, and taking a shit aren’t jobs.

“I do not have the luxury of living in some fancy college dorm room with wifi internet access to spew your lesbian agenda hate and then play video games all days with half-naked boys who haven’t bathed in a week so please don’t you lecture me about life, you imbecile.”

The fuck? I’m a guy you retard, and I don’t live in a college dorm room, I’m stuck at home trying to get a job while taking classes just so it looks better on my resume. So please don’t talk about shit you don’t know about my life, you retard.

First off Billings, you wanted pictures of Daimien, not me. Second, why the fuck would I want to work with a pig like you who assumes things about people without knowing them AND THEN THREATENS TO HIT THEM?!

Exmachine, Dr Billings is a great judge of character and he sees opportunity to touch the lives of many wayward youth where the rest of society has turned their backs. Instead of your vitriolic attacks, you should drop to your knees and praise your Creator for the gift of men like him.

I didn’t realize that the good guys consisted of a closeted homosexual who harasses people for pictures, a ring of xenophobic and racist bastards, contradictory women who hate the freedoms of women, and yet insist that they’re the only ones who should have it, a lying redneck who hates anything Asian, a tin-foil hat wearing retard, a social reject of society who’s the spitting image of one of the xenophobes, and a who probably raped a child at some point.

What ever happened to “love thy neighbor” and “let he who is without sin cast the first stone”? Clothing is just that, clothing to cover up our shame. Jesus lead a wonderful example for us all to follow, full of compassion and love.

Do you guys have any idea how many people you push to commit suicide? You spew forth hate and malice don’t you understand how powerful words are? I don’t think I’ll ever return to this site again, it makes me so sad to see so many hateful people who are going to go to hell.